Love, Sam - Story Explained

Today we piece together the single release of the mysterious developer Korean Linguistics Labs, "Love, Sam", a phernomenal, yet simple compilation of scary indie gaming moments combined with a puzzle of a story.
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0:00:00 Intro Skit
0:00:37 Intro Whiteboard/Content Warnings
0:02:38 Love, Sam Exploration
0:39:32 Skit 1
0:40:41 Exploration Continues(End Skit 1)
1:24:52 Skit 2
1:26:01 Exploration Continues(End Skit 2)
2:01:09 Final Whiteboards
2:08:44 Skit 3

[@TheAbigailDee]

Man took "be gay, do crime" WAY too far 😭

[@WhitneyDahlin]

Yeah I think the plot is pretty cliche. And I wish it was a Jennifer's body situation instead of closeted gay men are violent trope. It was still a really creative and well done horror game. It just could have been so much better

[@Bri-lk7re]

@@WhitneyDahlin How do you think it could’ve been improved? /gen

[@ricardoalves1004]

@@Bri-lk7re talking dog sidekick with a backwards cap and sunglasses

[@gardenofsn5955]

@@Bri-lk7re I think this is one of those exceedingly rare situations in which just making all parties involved straight is what I would've preferred. I'm happier to roll my eyes a little at some heteronormativity than I am rolling my eyes at a cliche that's dangerous for marginalized populations.

[@WhitneyDahlin]

@@Bri-lk7re easy by making it about toxic female friendships and jealousy instead. Like 99% of games and all media have men being the violent ones and there's a HARMFUL stereotype of closeted gay men being especially violent. A lot of people believe that today even tho statistically it's extremely unlikely for a perpetrator to be a gay man irl. Anyway they could have avoided all of that by the making the villain an attractive and popular woman. Making the story more interesting and avoiding harming people irl. If you haven't seen Jennifer's Body you really should! It's about toxic female friendships and it's FANTASTIC. This game could have been so much better. We don't get enough girl as villains anyway. But literally anything would have been better than what we got

[@nachgeben]

It didn't say 'Stacy's head exploded' it said 'Stacy's DRAMA-FILLED head exploded', which in that context implies she blew her top, she blew her gasket, she was pissed off, she went crazy, and told Kyle off.

[@spetsnaz4537]

in other words stacys head exploded 🎉

[@jaredbissenden6230]

Pushed a person off a cliff, prior intent to deceive the victim, more than six seconds to consider actions, failure to call emergency services, destruction of evidence. I'm not a lawyer, but yeh... murder, first degree.

[@Justapikachu577]

The framing of Sam and spiking at the party can be used to establish motive too

[@GooseWithAPassport]

Well I study law and that would be considered first degree murder! I don't remember the case study name but an anesthesiologist didn't do their job and left a patient without anesthesia for like... 9 seconds when the reasonable reaction was about 6 seconds and the person died.

[@dustrose8101]

Did he push her? I thought he just backed her towards the edge and she tripped backwards over the broken fence.

[@kathrineici9811]

Hmm I had gotten the impression that it was a spur-of-the-moment shove that wasn’t expected or intended to be fatal, so manslaughter And the failure to contact emergency services could make it negligent manslaughter

[@TemmiePlays]

in order to secure a first degree murder charge, you need to provr 1. intent 2. motive basically, if they intend to kill a person, premeditated it and planned it out and then carried it out - thats first degree murder. if they just kill a person they had a fight with, its 2nd degree murder if you accidentally kill someone with NO intent while doing a dangerouis act thats third degreee - and overdosing a person on drugs you sold them is considered third degree. in the example shown the person that pushes the person off the cliff is second degree murder. sure, pushing a perrrson off a cliff seems liek a surefire way to kil - but it is not.

[@ravengoinglive4928]

to make Brian even more sad is that he think Sam killed herself, in a place he showed her, he may feel some guild from that.

[@edgybubblegum6404]

to make it even worse, that was his response to "whats a good place to kill myself?"

[@Warhammer_lover]

You may even say he had guild wars within himself. And then, guild wars 2

[@gumiho.c]

@@edgybubblegum6404 and it wasn't even a good place for that

[@the_primal_instinct]

2:03:13 Stacy didn't pull out because they went too far. She pulled out because she thought Kyle wanted to cheat on her with Sam.

[@joearnold6881]

Right. Stacy figures out what was going on, that Kyle was way too invested and it meant he had a reason for wanting to break them up… she just got which person Kyle was after wrong.

[@demetriam2408]

It's kinda a combination, "aren't you taking this too serious?"

[@detroitmetrodolphinskull]

Isn't it implied by Sam that Stacy sleeps around too? Or at least, that's a rumor going around about her. I wonder if she was reacting so harshly out of projection. Guilt for sleeping around, maybe even cheating herself, or insecurity of being seen that way.

[@ellathornburg3282]

"we witness the events of September eleventh"

[@mommyslittlegamer9667]

I was making food when I heard that and did the meanest double take

[@guzzyguzman7495]

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[@kaminoyami30]

these lines are why I love flawed peacock

[@theonlybilge]

​​@@mommyslittlegamer9667 Is the "i gotta take a wicked dump" playlist for when you have to drop a Chad off at the pool?

[@guzzyguzman7495]

I don't even understand how I managed to type anything, my phone was in my pocket lol

[@mantha6912]

I was surprised that you committed to the accidental "quit the cheam" pronunciation lol

[@doodlebrain6594]

It was delightful

[@LoreSeamstress]

Tbh I didn't question it, it felt like a natural inside joke between friends

[@dfire828]

One of the best moments of this video.

[@TheShut1]

33:50 I do think this is Sam, the noises have that croaking and the neck is broken in the end. I think that's representation of her after she fell from the cliff, broke her neck and then died while still breathing and emanating that "Grudge"-kind sound.

[@joearnold6881]

Yeah, she has fairly light brown hair, it’s not “Stacy is blonde and Sam has very dark hair” like this creator assumed. That’s her after her body was out in the wilderness for so long

[@sortasmart4591]

To watch a flawed peacock or to study for final exams... that is the question

[@flawedpeacock]

STUDY!

[@bleedmagic88]

Read both of these replies like that "LIFE OR BATH FOR DRY CAT" meme

[@Cati_Offical]

STUDY!!!

[@FuzBrain]

Do both but with the volume down, sometimes it helps me with remembering stuff. I still remember a bunch of random places in my Minecraft games because I was listening to videos at the same time, just make sure you put studying as the main thing you're doing

[@bronsonwang9126]

🕯️🕯️ AP chem does not exist 🕯️🕯️ it is not tomorrow 🕯️🕯️ i am not taking 7 AP exams 🕯️🕯️

[@SecondImpactStudios]

Oh my god, when the basketball is passed but not caught, but then passed back. Peak comedy.

[@dragon_ball_sucks_video]

doubt its a "comedy" bit

[@meriahrz3235]

I was SO sure he was just going to get hit in the head by it

[@TheAngryBeard]

It's pretty anecdotal but... I remember, in the chat of a streamer who has long since stopped streaming, were two frequent chatters I would often see. It was clearly obvious they disliked each other, but what really stood out to me was when one (a moderator, at that) started automatically reacting with a vomit emoji every time the other said anything in the chat. Did they think they were being subtle? Or did they not care about being seen as a petty asshole? Nobody in there ever directly commented on it, but it killed the vibe every time. Makes you wonder what must go on in someone's head to think they're accomplishing something with behaviour like that. Yeah man. IYKYK.

[@chimkinlordistaken8195]

i dont know if im missing some context here, but they were probably just trolling. i argue with some of the twitch mods on Vargskelethor Joel quite a lot. though if they where genuinely hateful towards each other, perhaps they knew eachother on discord or even irl?

[@TheAngryBeard]

@@chimkinlordistaken8195 I excluded context for sure, the arguments they would have never contained even a hint of levity. Also worth mentioning this was before Discord was the default way for streamers to build their communities off-stream; it's possible they knew each other, but there was no obvious point of contact for them other than the stream.

[@theonlybilge]

​@@chimkinlordistaken8195 It's Chowder who hates CoD but keeps playing it, right?

[@chimkinlordistaken8195]

@@theonlybilge what doesnt chowder hate?

[@theonlybilge]

​@@chimkinlordistaken8195 I'm actually asking, I know one of Joey's mods frequently complain about Cawadoody, which prompts Joel to ask why he still plays it, but I can't remember which mod it was.

[@loujensen9375]

It feels so bleak that no one really knew Kyle. Weird how from Sam’s perspective he reads as self-absorbed when, while he is definitely stuck in his own head, when we see his perspective he seems to have totally loathed himself for a long time. I’m not sure if he sees himself as anything at all outside of his ability to support Brian.

[@riley.....]

you can be absorbed by the loathing of yourself - i think "self-centered" doesn't have to mean self-satisfied. if all you're thinking about is how much you hate yourself, at the end of the day, you're still thinking about yourself lol

[@Reese-zb8gr]

⁠@@riley.....reminds me of that manics lyric “self-disgust is self-obsession”

[@lyras.9161]

Thinking of it from a non-paranormal view... In the 'bad' ending, 'Sam' continues to haunt Kyle, while in the 'good', she is the one who unlocks the door to let him move on. I think this isn't so much her ghost deciding to forgive him or not, but his own visualization of her; when he refuses to accept responsibility, she stays the villain, the one who destroyed his life. When he does accept responsibility, she ceases to be the demon, the villain haunting his nights, and he was set free of this self-made antagonist.

[@alackofgames913]

"Stacy's head exploded" is metaphorical for her blowing up at Kyle

[@ErinJeanette]

They said Sam was a junior (11th year) and was 17, then they made a typo and said she was 14 when they said Brian killed her. They weren't 14 they were almost all seniors. This game always creeps me out so much and I feel dread. Amazing video as always!!!

[@flawedpeacock]

It's been so long since my high school days I didn't even notice that a 14 year old junior is either a prodigy or is a typo!

[@ErinJeanette]

@@flawedpeacock of course you do so much work and I'm not trying to be annoying it's a game mistake in a random typo otherwise an amazing game. And you're definitely one of my favorite KZbinrs so I'm excited to even hear back from you ❤️

[@chiangedison8080]

This really hit the feels. I guessed the identity of the protagonist the moment the jealousy started to hit. I recognize the obsession, and more importantly, the shadowy feeling of dependence, and fragile friendship that we so desperately hold onto for the sake of the one person who might care about you to keep caring about you. You handled the telling of this story VERY well and I'm really glad you covered it the way you did. Thank you, truely.

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

As a gay man I see so much of my teenaged self in this story. You summed up all the feelings beautifully so I don't have much to add. Hmmm...ah, ok! It's nice to have a KZbinr I like cover a queer story with such respect. It can be hard sometimes to find channels where you feel like you watch on the fringe only because queer stories simply aren't even mentioned, or if they are it's all handled so poorly. I don't know how Peacock identifies, it's also none of my business, but the space he's carved out for queer people in this little community feels nice. It's kind of cozy in a way, ya know? What am I saying, of course you know!

[@gardenofsn5955]

@@ChristopherSadlowski Speaking as a fellow queer person, I agree with your entire comment! :)

[@doktorphlog2143]

Holy shit, i was thinking it was gonna be a couple months more but you got the turnaround on those skits recording and editing in a WEEK?! My man, you are a trooper.

[@LiarJudas666]

likewise! what a wonderful surprise this morning

[@Myiic]

Thanks for the thumbnail totally not sitting alone in my kitchen at night

[@Kyle-gj5ev]

I think whats fascinating is that the nature of the almost parasocial relationship with assuming he was the only person that understood Brian was exactly paralleled in his assuming he understood Sam as well. Not only did he have this entire image built up about Brian in his mind, he was working on building the same exact structure of Sam too. I feel like hating someone purely based on some imagined motivations or ambitions is super common with people, and something we might completely overlook because often those feelings come with tons of justifications.

[@LiarJudas666]

i went to a fairly nice public high school and most of the “jocks” for lack of a better word were also in band and advanced classes. there was definitely cliques but i liked how since the popular kids blurred the lines so much there wasn’t antagonism between them

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

My high school was like that too! They actually really encouraged us to do whatever we wanted to do. We had kids on the football team who would play a song with us in the band in their football outfit, then run out when the team needed them. The jocks would be in my art classes making beautiful stuff. They were in the drama club with us dramatic nerds. It was nice. Yeah, there were a small handful of cliques, but the lines were so blurred that they didn't have much of a negative impact on the larger social structure of the school. I wonder if more and more schools are moving in this direction? I wouldn't know since I graduated high school in 2002. Damn...I'm old...

[@lyraalley4514]

The "I quit the Cheem skit" had such a Homestar Runner vibe to it in the best kind of way

[@breadbutmore5012]

Yes! I knew you would have to cover The King in Yellow for SIGNALIS. "I wear no mask"

[@MasonShmason]

No mask? No mask!!

[@Indeimaws]

It’s actually crazy how excited I get when he even mentions the game. 😂

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

Lovecraft's The King In Yellow is in SIGNALIS?

[@longboy5639]

​@@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051 Yea in the begining and some in the middle but the writer is Rober Willian Chambers not Lovecraft ☝️☝️☝️🤓🤓🤓

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

@@longboy5639 Nerd.

[@joearnold6881]

“Stacy’s drama filled head exploded” She blew her top. That’s all it means. It’s a slightly wonky translation or wording from a studio whose first language is t English , but it’s pretty clear from the drawing and what happens. Stacy figures out that Kyle is way too invested. She figures out the obvious reason why he would be, except that she doesn’t realize her now ex boyfriend was gay or bi, so she thinks he wants to get with Sam rather than Brian. She flips out on Kyle and goes and tells Brian what had happened. She blew up in the colloquial sense.

[@dunno6161]

"Where are we?" "This is where we go." Man, I should not be tearing up to that. But I always will. Man. My tears.

[@argo8028]

Mom wake up new Flawed PEAKcock upload

[@nutemmie]

For the jumpscare at 33:31, I always thought it was Sam jumpscaring you, the hair kind of matches (hard to see with the jumpscare lighting), and the broken neck imagery at the end. Plus, I think it would be strange if it was Kyle jumpscaring you, since he "doesn't deserve a face", and it would also be the only place his model was used, seems like a lot of work for one missable jumpscare.

[@flawedpeacock]

I always thought the jump scare model was a bowl cut haired dude, but maybe its bangs and we just don't see Sam's ponytail. The thing is from what I can make out of Sam's model in the school scenes, she's got longer hair, and middle parting. So by elimination I assumed this was Kyle's inner self terrorizing himself. BUT that feels like a super psychological stretch, compared to the victim of Kyle terrorizing him, which would make more sense in a guilt-ridden nightmare.

[@nutemmie]

@@flawedpeacock Checking the jumpscare a bit more, on the first two flashes of light, when you can see the left side of the face nicely, the hair at the ear looks more like a bang than a bowl cut, and I think I can distinguish longer hair behind the ear as well ? I agree that it's not identical compared to Sam's hair at 1:49:41, but it's similar enough. Also, Sam wears her hair in a hair bun, not a ponytail ^^

[@Usirk_]

who's up flawing their peacock

[@EddyScbr]

I appreciate the advance warnings for the jumpscares and the usage of dulled audio when first showing them, man. I have chronic anxiety and C-PTSD, so my brain is always fully alert and drowning in adrenaline, so jumpscares are a big part of why I don't really play games like this, with videos like yours not only being great analyses, but also allowing me to vicariously experience these games without missing what it's like to play them but also without getting myself worked up. Thanks a bunch for your approach and great work on this video, as always!

[@kiwiincool609]

Damn, did you Fight in afghanistan or something?

[@foxfairchild2458]

Oooo wow like everyone else when your playing a horror game with the HINT it will include Jump scares you get anxious and fidgety like LITERALLY everyone else?!!!? Geez 🙄 I’m sorry man that’s a really tough REALLY reallyyyy unique experience pshhh lolzzz

[@ForeverLaxx]

@@kiwiincool609 No, they self-diagnosed because they're socially stunted.

[@dustrose8101]

@@foxfairchild2458 Jingle on miserably across that floor, fool.

[@emys7484]

I was going to put on the Who's Lila video to sleep to and actually got jumpscared by this thumbnail. I cant wait to rewatch this video multiple times!

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

Isn't that video great to sleep to? All of Peacock's videos are great to sleep to, but "Who's Lila" is perfect since it's so long you don't run the risk of KZbin randomly closing because you haven't done anything in hours. You get some really weird dreams, but it's with it. 😊

[@Robissoawesome7]

I thought I was the only one who puts that on to go to sleep! Lol

[@imaginary92]

Idk how you could use that video to sleep. It's excellent and I watched it whole several times, but every time I know I won't sleep that night

[@Knuckleb0ne]

There are a few themes in Love, Sam that I find relaly interesting that this (very thorough and accurate) story explanation didn't really have space for: - The politics of small town communities, and how a careful balance of masks and superficial relationships often keeps those politics smoothly operating. This town is implied to be SUPER conservative and traditional, with private schools often being religious. I think you can easily see Sam pursuing a life here as a sort of pilgrimage for purity after her reputation in a Big City was ruined. - The sort of accidental, or maybe not so accidental, misogyny that stems from the internal homophobia of being in the closet to this degree. Being in the closet is a coping mechanism... an extremely useful one, and sometimes a life-saving one. But with that CAN come a sort of inevitable self-loathing that manifests itself as a lashing out, which we see with Kyle very explicitly here. But not just toward Brian and their relationship-that-can't-be, but women in general, Stacy and Sam included. The loathing of a perceived femininity - or perhaps better written as a perceived failure in masculinity - can lead to the dehumanization and hatred of anybody who might remind you of these internal feelings. Imagine what it must be like to be a teen gay boy faking a relationship with the 'it' girl of your entire peer group. The roles you have to play. The carefully manicured and cultivated mask you must wear to be the most popular straight boy in your school when you are the most insecure and vulnerable gay boy. - The echo of Sam's father being a sex pest and the troubling relationship of a boy poised to go to college, on the edge of adulthood, and a 14 year old girl. I find their age gap significant because I think it's supposed to be a bit weird that Brian has never really dated (Kyle says he's never been interested in girls) until he meets a new girl much younger than him. Brian is put on so much of a pedestal in this story that it's hard to remember that he may not actually be so flawless. - The unfortunately very real problem of small town kids having easy access to opioids and alcohol. Sam's drugging, the parties in the woods, the ease of access to what's implied to be heroin for Kyle. It's a rotten corruption that is very much true in the real world and is tearing small communities apart.

[@artemiis]

i think it's also interesting how, despite being in relationship, stacy never even suspected that kyle was into brian, instead believing he wanted sam till the very end which also speaks how superficial and manicured their whole relationship was

[@ghosthoarder98]

Age gap? Sam is described as 17 in her death announcement, and she and Brian had the same assignment, so they should have been the same age. Edit: weird, in the clip about her "suicide" she's described as 17 ( 1:03:23 ), and in Kyles confession she's described as 14.

[@arthurcolina-greninger5017]

@@ghosthoarder98 fairly sure the 14 number is a typo

[@theblackcatgirl7013]

I really appreciate you keeping the author twist a "secret." Even though I knew the twist because I watched playthroughs of this game I was giddy until the reveal.

[@brain_drops]

I have a lot of trouble with reading often, dyslexia is a bitch. So having someone cover something like "The King in Yellow", something I've always meant to read but have been intimidated to, would be kinda incredible. As always, thanks for the entertainment FP

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

Comments like this always hurt my little English Litt heart. I hope you received help for your dyslexia while you were in school. If you enjoy reading, even with dyslexia getting in the way, you might want to try reading little prescribed chunks. Maybe you read one page a day or one page every three hours or whatever. This way you know the pace to read each section you decide on so you don't feel rushed and can take your time to go back and reread if you need to. Audiobooks are always an option, which you can get FOR FREE from your community library! You might even be able to order and listen to audiobooks through your library online so you don't even need to schedule time to go in the building.

[@joearnold6881]

There are excellent free audio recording of The King in Yellow, and the four short stories lend themselves very well to being listened to.

[@VixiBombae]

the saddest part of this tale is that evidently, the one person whose thoughts we get the least of are brian's. brian's character is interesting and has defined characteristics-- the most apparent one being that brian had a tendency to pull away from people who had hurt him rather than confronting them (the desire to move away, and ghosting both sam and kyle when he feels they have betrayed him). but, we never know what brian is thinking about any of the events happening other than what we can glean from vague descriptions from kyle and sam, and from the way he acts around them. the whole story is about brian, but brian doesn't get to be a part of it. it all just happens to brian, and brian is left to pick up the pieces and go on, never knowing the context of anything that happened to him or the people he cared about. we don't even know if brian was interested in sam; stacy comments as such, that perhaps brian doesn't even like sam, and any relationship between the two is only perceived as happening by the obsessed kyle. heck, it could be that brian was also gay, but didn't know yet. that part is left ambiguous, and probably rightfully so. it's a brutal tale that is probably more common than we want, but usually nowhere near as tragic as this. everyone is operating on assumptions and their own perception-- being teenagers, how could they not-- and problems that could have been solved with a little communication instead end with sam gasping for her life at the bottom of a hill, not sure why her murderer hated her in the first place. EDIT: also, something interesting that i'm surprised you didnt touch on-- the realistic drawings in kyle's diary seem to be stylistically similar to junji ito's work, especially the faces at 1:39:02 being a direct reference to a chapter in his work Tomie. in the chapter 'Painter', a painter becomes obsessed with painting the titular Tomie and ends up painting her to look like a monster, which she reveals herself being. even so, the painter ends up destroying both himself and tomie in the process, but tomie continues to live on, with the painter's obsession only having truly damaged himself and his own legacy. thematically appropriate for the game, considering.

[@calamaria9221]

Pretty sure it was metaphorical with "Then Stacy's drama filled head exploded". She didn't literally die, Stacy found out what he was truly doing (more or less, she got it partly right) and exploded with anger. And part of that explosion was spilling the drama, schemes, and secrets they were hiding to Brian. Kyle didn't care about Stacy anyway, he was only using her to help his revenge, so it's not surprising he didn't care enough to mention her again when she is no use to him anymore. He probably also fantasized about hurting Stacy like he did with Sam (hence her image's condition), but Stacy would be smart enough to stay away knowing what he's capable of. I wouldn't be surprised if Stacy also suspected Kyle had a hand in Sam's fall but didn't have any evidence.

[@YouSoRusso]

OH MY GOD ITS THE PICKUP BASKETBALL GAME FROM THE DREAM IN THE "WHO'S LILA?" VIDEO?! You made me tear up!!!! Another absolute masterclass in analysis of media, thank you so much for existing Mr Peacock!

[@darkshumi]

The fact that when you uploaded this I thought "Ohhh, a lil short video!" shows how much your video lengths have rewired my brain

[@ananananabop]

I can’t play a lot of horror games because they have flashing lights and high contrast changes; So I really appreciate channels like yours that not only help me hear a good story, but also have your own thoughts and fun additions and great sense of humour weaved into them.

[@kirstincrabtree3887]

Well now what am I going to do with my giant bronze Flaw Peacock statue???

[@michaelhaaland6514]

Never heard of this game. Quickly learned I'm too much a baby to play, the phone jump scare would have sent me to the shadow realm

[@Malory-Malicious]

Wait a second… this isn’t IMSCARED a pixelated nightmare….

[@visageofeyes]

Man,, Flawed Peacock covering IMSCARED would be peak, especially with what's going on with the 2022 anniversary update and everything after that, but I can also imagine wanting to wait until it's at least mostly finished up; still would be peak though

[@chucklebutt4470]

@@visageofeyes yooo what! they're adding even more stuff to that game?

[@Toasterstoasturface]

Oh, that Signalis vid is gonna be 🤌

[@WhitneyDahlin]

I want to mention that the slow decay of the apartment also mirrors the slow decay of your mind and body that happens when you are an addict. Not to mention it's very literal and addicts usually have messy homes or apartments because they gradually stop caring about anything other than their fix they deeper they go into addiction

[@m0n5a80]

A 2 hour video from Flaw Peacock is always welcome at any time of day.

[@ruliak]

I'm quitting the cheam...

[@buddysgarden]

Bro's quitting the cheam.

[@MonolithicCyanTsunami]

@@buddysgardenoh my god he’s quitting the cheam…

[@bleedmagic88]

the cheam quitterrrrrr

[@steventutein6866]

You know when Flawed Peacock starts a video walking outside it's gonna be a banger.

[@nubbyderg]

I can't believe he would quit the cheem like that

[@ratmanmcstink]

i recommended your channel to someone a few months ago and they talked about how they still watch you. you're drawing people in and keeping them here! absolute great job on these videos :D

[@Onyxhills]

Are you kidding me I was just going to fix my sleep schedule and I have been waiting for this one

[@HarryPnass1]

This and worm girl are me new favorite channels by far. The amount of entertainment I get out of your videos is crazy I can always watch each video again

[@flawedpeacock]

I'm honored to be placed at the same caliber of Worm Girl.

[@kerowob]

vis a vis bloody stacy - i wonder if this could be kyles anger manifesting as voilent thoughts. i cant believe that he wouldnt be mad at her for telling brian abt his plans even if she got his reasons for acting this out wrong. i could see her bloody specter torturing him as a symbol of what he wanted to do to her and how scary a thought like that to have is

[@Castorien]

And here I was -just- rewatching the Who's Lila video. "This is where we go". Truly the Floppy Lore never ends.

[@UselessBrakia]

It's so intriguing to me that both the new channel opening and the ending of this video both showcase a similar point, a point shown before that these ideas don't die, these concepts don't dissappear. These character don't stop existing. The beginning and end combine... Another amazing video, Flawed!!

[@blincey]

Dude I loved this video - the tone that you gave off the whole time (and I say this as a compliment) was like an English teacher who was genuinely jazzed about the book that they were teaching. The white board, the quips, the coming back to the 'reading on to keep moving on' joke all set such a great vibe for the video that is definitely unique. I hope you keep making more :D

[@pbnjames1655]

Im so excited that you’re going to cover “The King In Yellow” drive a lot for work so I try to listen to audiobook recordings of it but every reading that I’ve tried is so dreadfully boring. The way that you cover your subject matter is so entertaining and engaging and I cant wait to see how you like it!

[@notbob701]

Anyone notice the Junji Ito illustration at 1:39:04? If you think about it, its SUPER appropriate to the story because the part of the manga(Tomie) that the original comes from is a story about a girl's camera revealing the true essence of this otherworldly stalker girl/monster who goes to their school. Could be a hint as to both stories' themes of one's public persona and how they protect the essences or feelings that lie underneath the mask(whether healthy or maladaptive, which are represented by Sam and Kyle respectively).

[@nilbog972]

My c-section incision just re-opened and I’m on bed rest so thank you for this! Love your videos to take my mind off things.

[@dorkydragon5055]

Welp. That thumbnail got me awake for the rest of this night shift in this 'empty' office building.

[@dontknowwhattocallmyself9453]

just to be sure you're not hearing any Toreador Marches going off in the darkness are you ?

[@KosherPancake]

Floppy, this video is great. Who could've thought that a video game analysis video would do more for me therapeutically than actual therapy. The way you spoke about masking really hit me. Thank you, dude

[@arturo0602]

great vid ! i love how you even gave a little hint toward the plot reveal with the expressions you drew on the characters lol

[@the6597]

When I read that you were covering Love, Sam, I immediately got excited! I remember watching GtLive’s play through of the game, and everything about it, the writing, drawings, plot, the twist, how it all unfolds and lines up, and of course, the scares have all stuck with me. I can vividly recall every moment of this game and I haven’t seen or really thought about it since 2019 or so.

[@pifeg]

Man that timeline whiteboard is CLEAN. I applaud your art skills! I knew your writing and acting skills were sharp as hell but your art just keeps getting better and better

[@vickaboop]

Thank you for the shout out!! So excited for the rest of the video

[@drf6377]

You're so talented!!

[@duttfisch]

The plushy looks so good! Do you have the pattern written down anywhere by chance? I'd love to give it a shot :D

[@seanh2785]

Absolutely incredible video! Your skits are such a great chance to reset after a heavy scene, and the music is great!

[@gabes6047]

Super glad you chose to include the skits and not skip on them! As a person who doesn't read books often, be it lack of time, motivation or interest, I would *definitely* be interested in a book breakdown made by you! Loved the vid and excited for what's to come, keep it up, FP

[@xretr0xvirusx400]

holy shit new video just dropped. I just binged a good 90% of your videos after discovering your whopping 7 hour long "Who's Lila?" video, and then I proceeded to watch anything I could get my hands on on your channel. I love how passionate you sound about everything you talk about, it makes it so nice to listen to you. The effort you put in to your scriptwork and how the love of the work comes through when you talk and do all of these whiteboards and long form excursions into the deep parts of all of these topics really stands out to me. You have a great attention to detail and put out amazing stuff. I fully intend to keep every little detail you point out in mind, even long after your video has ended. Keep up the good work!

[@solizwei4458]

Huge payoff for the “This is where we go” line in Who’s Lila. Slightly emotional.

[@puddinpop1312]

This is the first time I'm watching you and I love how you explain everything down to the pizza in the fridge. Like others, probably, I'm listening to this in the background while I work on stuff, and i appreciate how descriptive you are!

[@tinydwagon2795]

the opening "Ehhhaahhh!" And falling over from the ball is the most relatable thing and made me burst out laughing. I needed that, thank you for such good content.

[@visiblegaming7650]

You're my favorite up and coming content creator. You comedic timing, excellent script writing, skits and analysis of a multitude of genres is quite possibly the peak of my day. Fan art of the mighty Flawed Peacock coming soon

[@Srewtheshadow]

I love that final skit. It was so warm and joyful, a wonderful little note to end on. Thank you

[@wysteria-hysteria]

Been a fan since the Who's Lila video, I love the dedication and in-depth analysis. I had totally forgotten about Love, Sam, and when I knew about it I didn't really take the time to appreciate it. Videos like these that go beyond surface-level are what helps me do the same when I experience (or re-experience) media on my own, so thank you for all your hard work. I know you probably have a whole long list of games and whatnot to cover already, but I want to suggest looking into the Spirit Hunter series whenever you have the time; it's a visual-novel-adventure-game hybrid series that I don't see a lot of people talk about, and I wonder if it'll pique your interest the same way it piqued mine. Have a wonderful day!

[@Kalekemo]

I genuinely love the way you do videos. You're so great at explaining things in a way that makes sense.

[@Sweet-Summer-Abroad]

The skits, the attention to detail on the board, such a great video! I love that Kyle's drawing on the whitebeard is gazing at Brian. Same with Stacey's gaze on Sam. So good!

[@moosen_pheffer]

I totally agree with putting someone on a pedestal as dehumanizing. It's making them immobile, like you said, a reverse Pygmalion story. That's why there's so much drama with influencers, we don't see them as human when they show one side of themselves on the internet. And when their dirty laundry is aired out, the mobs grab their pitchforks, go to town, and craft another idol.

[@OptimisticAudience]

“We witness the events of September 11” was not something I expected to hear in this video

[@duckey003]

I'm so excited for this surprise! I just got off work and was looking for something good to watch.

[@box_ofmemes7613]

YOOO NEW VIDEO!!! (Who needs to do school work when you have a sick new flawed peacock video to watch) Its insane how you got the video done so soon, i was expecting the video to be done in like a month or more

[@AgenderAcolyte]

I just wanna say that you're doing an amazing job with all of these videos. I discovered your channel a few weeks ago while searching for whos lila content and was instantly captivated with your style of breaking down and explaining media. I've been binging your videos since then and whether they're on something I'm intimitaly familiar with or something I've never heard of they always manage to keep me interested and paying attention through the honestly absurd runtimes. I can tell you put a lot of work into and really enjoy what you do, and I think you deserve more recognition for it.

[@lyssamania7049]

i legit, all week, have been thinking bout you posting soon i'm so happy to see you post again !! your videos quite literally make my day

[@user-ir3yv4xl4s]

What a piece of work. Thanks man. I hope all the games you mentioned, will appear on the channel eventually

[@sophielorenzo761]

dude i’ve been trying to remember the name of this game. i just have vague memories of watching John Wolfe play it but i couldn’t quite remember much aside from the journal and use of red. forgetting about it almost made me believe i was just making it up in my head lol. thank you flaw peacock! i love your content

[@marseyd22842]

i loved this format for videos!! you should absolutely try making more like this

[@ambrozmedtor5981]

Absolutely wonderful video 💖 your whiteboards and skits get better every time and are so fun

[@Aidanharding2]

Definitely glad we got those skits, amazing work as usual keep it up man

[@MonolithicCyanTsunami]

I’m actually furious that you don’t have a bigger following, this is top tier quality content

[@lekoe961]

I'm fascinated by how fast you throw out these videos when you consider how much detail you go into. Keep it up, loving every video you put out

[@meridiasbeacon7669]

This is the first video of yours I’ve ever watched and my mind is blown. HOW did I take so long to find you. Instant sub!

[@swietyboze1792]

Holy hell. I usually don't watch video essays. But I stuck around for this one. It was worth it. Hope you have a good day, Flawed Peacock.

[@cidevant002]

I love this game so much! At it's core is a very simple story, but so good with it's storytelling, the pacing and messing up with the player's expectations with the game mechanics and withholding information that it becomes just amazing for that alone. I am so glad you decided to cover it up!

[@ciliro2936]

Dude, your output is absolutely insane!! I honestly hope you're able to produce these masterpieces at a reasonable pace, though. Your well-being always comes first, and regardless of the wait your videos are consistently amazing!! Cheers from Brasil!

[@thishandleistacken]

You're a source of continual inspiration :) Thanks once again for your unique take. The way you handle using the medium of video essays to both cover the subject as well as broader topics you clearly have keen interest in is super smooth. The way you bring us viewers along through an experience (game, movie, book, ARG etc) is extremely immersive and what drew me to your content to begin with. I find the weaving in of the skits, the self refences to past works, hints at future works, the overarching (yet free-flowing) "narrative" about the telos n ethos of creativity endlessly entertaining especially the fun intriguing way you manage to separate (as well as paradoxically integrate) your "true identity" (whatever that means) from the various "characters" of your psyche be it Fox, Floppy or any of the others. It reminds me a lot of the way Wilson writes about himself using characters named stuff like "the skeptic" or "the hierophant" or "the materialist" etc. It'd be hilarious watching you try and make a video on his Illuminatus Trilogy but that's probably not a good idea for sanity's sake. I do think you'd get a kick outta the audiobooks though. I'm continuing to refine my own creative spark. The first few experiments have gone extremely well and have quite a few folk in my city itchying for more. Bringing in your style and those of others I respect like Robert Anton Wilson to these projects myself and some friends are working on has been invaluable even if I can't fully explain why all too coherently.

[@lurkingmoth]

Ooh I'm excited! I didn't think there would be a video so soon!

[@boltcreature]

The "This is where we go" dream call back. Truly Flawed Peakcock.

[@krysan893]

Damn king, experimenting with short video format. Great as always

[@molypolly]

I know this game by heart but somehow your explanation made it feel like I was experiencing this game for my very first time, which is a really good thing!! So excited for that Signalis & King in Yellow coverage whenever that happens as well, you're making great stuff dude 🙏

[@hash7703]

Fear and hunger soon 🔥

[@flawedpeacock]

Hahaha not soon, I can tell you that!

[@sock7896]

funger

[@MotherRat-ic6pd]

@@sock7896 funger 🙌🙏

[@NomadSage07]

​@flawedpeacock but eventually? 👀

[@MarigoldMonarch]

Oh, you're covering the king in yellow? I suppose now i have a reason to pick up the pace and finish reading it, haha. Cant wait! And excellent video as always, FP! Cant wait to watch it at least 20 times

[@eniagomezolle2757]

I haven't even started watching the video properly yet but my heart did a LEAP when you mentioned you are going to be covering The King in Yellow. A friend of mine and I have been rambling about your Who's Lila video and how that relates Really Well with The King in Yellow for MONTHS now and if you do end up going in depth in it, I'd encourage you to try and find the little winks and nods Who's Lila's giving to it as well! After all, why would the response to the Stranger question be a quote from it? I doubt such an insightful game would only wink at it because a character named the Stranger is in it. :)

[@waydenrogers2720]

i absolutely LOVE this game - i never thought you'd cover this!! I am SO excited to see you break it down!!

[@mochasucculent]

I loved the Who's Lila and Jennifer's Body videos so I was like "yeah I'll watch a 2 hour video for another game I have never heard of" and man am I glad I did this was so interesting. Those jump scares had me genuinely screaming lol